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<blockquote data-quote="Fisty McB" data-source="post: 964495" data-attributes="member: 389824">[ATTACH=full]91473[/ATTACH]I've tried marking Delhi here with a red dot, as under the official footprint it lies just outside the 42dbw contour.Certainly there seems to be a better chance to pick up 9 East in northern parts of India without monster dishes compared to when the 9A satellite was in service...[ATTACH=full]91474[/ATTACH]...though the low elevation (roughly 10 degrees) might be a problem for some. Nevertheless 9B's widebeam footprint appears to gives viewers in much of the Middle East and Central Asia stronger coverage compared to 9A's beam.Edit: Just to add that the DVB-S widebeam transponders are likely to be the easiest to catch. The real feather in the cap would be getting 12034 MHz, Vertical as that requires the highest signal quality (features a number of French language channels).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Fisty McB, post: 964495, member: 389824"] [ATTACH=full]91473[/ATTACH] I've tried marking Delhi here with a red dot, as under the official footprint it lies just outside the 42dbw contour. Certainly there seems to be a better chance to pick up 9 East in northern parts of India without monster dishes compared to when the 9A satellite was in service... [ATTACH=full]91474[/ATTACH] ...though the low elevation (roughly 10 degrees) might be a problem for some. Nevertheless 9B's widebeam footprint appears to gives viewers in much of the Middle East and Central Asia stronger coverage compared to 9A's beam. Edit: Just to add that the DVB-S widebeam transponders are likely to be the easiest to catch. The real feather in the cap would be getting 12034 MHz, Vertical as that requires the highest signal quality (features a number of French language channels). [/QUOTE]

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